Times of India – Five men were arrested for betting on a cricket match from a flat at Versova’s Yari Road on Saturday evening. The accused were betting on the Asia Cup final between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. A raid was conducted around 4.45pm in flat 303 of Shiv Shakti society by the Social Service Branch (SSB) of Mumbai police. Those held are Rajendra Kaul alias Jojo, Rahul Kumar Tuli, Rajendra Sanchla, Ramesh Nohani and Asim Hanif Khan. Rs 1.07 lakh in cash were seized, besides a laptop, 26 mobile phones and other equipments. A case was registered under provisions…

Hong Kong Football Association chairman Brian Leung Hung-tak appealed to local authorities to relax betting rules and allow more top-quality matches into the market. This could boost the game in the country with English Premier League clubs in Hong Kong for its pre-season Asia Cup. Leung’s call for new rules is driven by the potential financial benefits of allowing local betting on games between overseas teams in the city. This in itself would be controversial as staging games for betting purposes only would open the sport, already fighting a battle against match-fixers, to more ethical questions and potential corruption. In…